Intraoral gastrointestinal access device and related methods
AssigneeAlsteni Medical, Inc.
InventorsElizabeth Ogden Demetriades, Todd Oda, Nicholas George Demetriades
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Abstract
Various intraoral gastrointestinal access devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein to deliver substance directly to a target gastrointestinal tract site of a user while bypassing other portions of the gastrointestinal tract. The intraoral gastrointestinal access devices can be anchored within a mouth of a user and are generally concealed when not in use. The intraoral gastrointestinal access devices can include a port that is docked in the mouth when not in use and positioned outside the mouth to receive substance from a delivery device with a reservoir of the substance.
Claims20
A gastrointestinal administration device comprising:
- a conduit comprising a first portion, a second portion, a lumen fluidically coupling the first portion and the second portion, and a distal stop;
- a port disposed at an end of the first portion, the port configured to be stowed in a mouth of a user and deployed outside of the mouth of the user to couple to a substance supply device to receive and direct substance into the lumen of the conduit to exit out the second portion at a gastrointestinal tract site of the user;
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- an anchor configured to be coupled with an anatomical feature inside the mouth of the user, wherein the port is configured to couple with the anchor;
- wherein the anchor is configured to receive the conduit therethrough;
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- wherein the distal stop is configured to impede proximal retraction of the conduit through the anchor past the distal stop to impede removal of the conduit from the user's body.
A gastrointestinal administration device comprising:
- a conduit comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a lumen fluidically coupling the first portion and the second portion;
- a port disposed at an end of the first portion, the port comprising a flange extending radially outward therefrom, the port configured to be stowed in a mouth of a user and deployed outside of the mouth of the user to couple to a substance supply device to receive and direct substance into the lumen of the conduit to exit out the second portion at a gastrointestinal tract site of the user;
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- an anchor configured to be coupled with an anatomical feature inside the mouth of the user and the anchor, the anchor comprising a longitudinal gap configured to receive the flange of the port when the port is coupled to the anchor to impede rotation of the port relative to the anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.